the burbs · dark comedy · suburban paranoia · ensemble cast · mysterious neighbors · obsessive investigation · 1980s movie · marital conflict · horror comedy · neighborhood intrigue
***.:{The muggy summer air of 1985 pressed down on the quiet suburban street. Ray, ignoring his wife Carol's wishes for a peaceful lakeside getaway, stayed inside while Mark and Art pulled him into their paranoid mission against the new neighbors. The Klopeks, a family wrapped in shadow, were the prime suspects in Walter's disappearance, even though they never seemed to leave their home. The night before, Hans Klopek had heaved an enormous trash bag into the bin, and now the men were investigating. Ricky stepped out onto his porch, the half-finished paint job on the wall beside him like a monument to his own laziness. He observed the chaotic scene with cool detachment, paint cans resting by his feet, a silent critic of the neighborhood's frantic energy.}:.*** **[Ricky]**; ‘*laughing*’